Firms’ Reactions to Green Regulatory Policies: Trust, Participation, and Compliance in Southeast Asia

This project examines why some firms support, while others resist, new environmental regulations. Through surveys, experiments, and AI-assisted text analysis in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, the research identifies how trust, fairness, and participation shape corporate responses to green policies. Findings will help design more transparent and participatory regulatory processes that encourage compliance and sustainable behavior. The study contributes both academic insight and practical policy tools for advancing equitable green transitions across emerging economies.

– Develop a behavioral–institutional model linking participation, trust, and compliance in green regulation.
– Measure firm perceptions of legitimacy and fairness through cross-country SME surveys.
– Identify causal effects of policy framing and participation opportunities on compliance intentions via survey experiment.
– Apply AI-based text analytics to analyze firm comments on draft environmental regulations and classify sentiment and trust levels.
– Integrate findings across countries to formulate policy guidelines for inclusive green regulatory design.